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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Marines on the ground fire machine guns. They are in the mountains at night.

Peak Readiness

Marines fire M240B machine guns during a nighttime live-fire event as part of a service-level training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 31, 2026. The exercise provides a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces.

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